Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-12-02
no PROHIBITION IN ATLANTA.
TIL SALOON DOOPs WILL AGAIN BE
THOWN WIDE OPEN.

record in the state Of Georgia, At.
lanta today voted against prohibi.
tlon. The fight has been a pecu.
llarly bitter one. The Piedmont
Exposition did not close until the
I'D of October. and both sides
agreed that during the progress of
the exposition nothing whatever
should he done by either side, ~ it
would mar the unity Of the citizens
IN their enthusiastic support Of the
exposition. This oyer, both sides
plunged into the fight with wonder
ful activity. In two days after the
exposition had been closed the fight
was on the city in all It's fury. and
excited more interest and activity
than had ever been shown in cam
paign before in this city. For over
a month the citizens have been en-
gagged in the contest. Meetings
have been held almost every night,
and local speakers and foreign
statesman have stamped the conn
try from almost every curbstOne in
the city and every crossroads in
the county. Early in the campaign
the PrOhibitiOnists leased the largest
warehouse in the city. and fitted it
mp with seating capacity for 5000
people. Almost nightly that build
ing has been filled, and such scenes
OF wild enthusiasm are rarely wit
messed. Among the prominent Pro-
hibitiOn speakers who plunged fear
lessly into the fight early in the
campaign. was United States Sena-
tor A. II. COlquitt and II. w. Grady.
These we're assisted by almost every
minister in the city, who preached
Prohibition from their pulpits Sun
day after Sunday TO deeply inter
ested congregations. Prominent
among the preachers who led the
Prohibition fight IN Atlanta were
! Rev. Drs. j. 3. HOwhorne, II. &.
Morrison and J. w. Lee. These
minister's entered into the fight
with wonderful zeal, spoke night
after night, and in almost every
precinct in the county. The most
prominent leaders Of the ants were
Senator Joseph f. Brown. Captain
John r. Goodwin. Both sides had
full campaign funds. and managed
their respective causes for all they
were worth. The coIOred vote was
the bone Of contention, and was toe
balance of power. Each side made
the most strenuous endeavOrs to
secure 1t in ever way possible
The cOlOred people were cOnsidera
bly, divided on the subject, though
a majority of them voted with the
anti .PrOhibitiOnists. One OF the
features Of the contest has been the
active part taken by many woner
of the city. Several of the churche:
organized committees from among
their female members, who took al
active part in the campaign. They
organized the women Of the colOreC
churches into societies and me
with them and prayed with then
day after day. The result of thei
work was shown to-day by the ap
pearance of large numbers of wo
men at the polls with blue badges
They served hot coffee and sand
witches at every polling place, ant
conducted prayer meetings ant
singing crusades in the open air
Fulton county, in which Atlanta i
located, voted two years ago on th'
same question, and went for prohi
bition by a majority Of 22S, out 0
5000 votes. The registration thi
time exceeds that of last year b.
1000 votes, and this excess CAV
= the doubtful figures for either sid
to estimate on during the campaign
The principal fight made on prob
bition during the campaign wa
that it did not prohibit, and tina
intoxicating drinks could be Openl
purchased in a number Of place
throughout the city, which pal
taxes to the United States govern
ment for the sale Of whiskey. ThOr
sands of gallons have been sent i
each month from cities around Al
lanta, from which it was almost a
easy to get ing as it was at bar
in the city. The Ants claim tina
prohibition injured the city, whic
was yielding 100000 year i
whiskey license without decreasin
IN the slightest the amount Q
whiskey sold in the city. Tb
ProhibitiOnists, on the other hand
claimed that Atlanta has never ha
prohibition. That while it was S
voted years ago, the licenses the
existing did not expire, some q
them until almost a year ago, an
that since that time the dOmesti
wine clause in the Local Option biI
allowed many places in the city b
which the law could be easily evad
ed. This was. however, remedieI
by the last legislature, which put
license Of $4,000 on all wine rooms
which license will go into effect afte
January 1st. The PFOhibitionist
claimed that with wine rooms on
of the city, there would be no place
for the easy evasion Of the law, !
officers would properly enforce il
The result to day shows public opin
ion on this subject.
! Midaight-Tbe county has gon
against prohibition by 1.l22 out o
total of $500 votes. There ar
sixteen precincts in the county, o
which six are in the city. At tn
last election the PrOhibltiOnists car
ried the county by 500, and the CIT,
went against them by 200. TO-da!
the Ants carried the county by 800
and the city by 500.
THIS TAKES THE BUN.